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Information - without the Internet, I wouldn't have learned so many things (plumbing, car repair, gardening etc.),
Knowledge is power. Very simple thing I fixed was the coffee maker. It was just steaming, after a little research I found out that inside the tube going from the reservoir to the heating element was a little check valve you could squeeze out of the tube like toothpaste. Sure enough it was clogged and that valve was really small, I could see a large enough coffee grain screwing it up. I wouldn't be surprised if many coffee makers went to the landfill because of that valve. It was only like 6 months old.
Yeah, DIY repair is a great benefit, just fixed our just out of warranty fridge at work, wasn't running at all. Boss was gonna go out and buy a new one. I did a bit of research, sent him a link to order a $9 part, and it's back up and running.
Professionally: Search engines and online databases. I can research donors and foundations to my heart's content without having to go to the library and making dozens of copies of donor information and foundation records, then hauling the copies back to the office and, at some point, misplacing them. *sigh*
About 10 times a day, I ask myself: How did we manage this before the Interwebs?
Personally: Online forums, bulletin boards and chat rooms. How do you think I met the spouse? The chances of my meeting him in person would have been less than miniscule. Thank you, Warner Brothers Records!
Just having so many news sources available. Before internet, an informed citizen would read the newspaper and watch the news. There wasn't much one could do to know more about current events other than talking to people (which usually ends up inaccurate). There's a lot of crackpot misinformation out their like Breitbart or Infowars but the internet really educated billions on previously unmonitored things in the world.
I joined TV.com under-aged and when I was about 11/12 I made a lot of good friends. There are some I still have on Facebook today and we talk regularly. (I'm 19 now) It's just unfortunate that the website started hauling in so many unwanted layout changes that drew everybody away, some before we could say goodbye or get contact info!
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The chances of my meeting him in person would have been less than miniscule. Thank you, Warner Brothers Records!
